Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Areines.
Who lives here
Children make up only 12% of Areines, fewer than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns and compared French towns
Those 65 and older account for 29% of residents. Degrees are held by just over a quarter of adults, higher than Loir-et-Cher’s towns (24%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). The age that splits Areines in two is 51.9.
51.9median age
AreinesLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
15%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Areines has 3 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Areines is Menhir d'Huchigny ou de la Grosse Pierre. On the Culture ministry’s list, Areines counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Homes from before 1919 make up just over a tenth of the total, below Loir-et-Cher’s towns (13%) but above compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
The median disposable income in Areines is €26,890 a year per consumption unit, against €24,980 in Loir-et-Cher’s towns and €25,970 in compared French towns
Per resident in work, Areines counts 0.8 jobs (150 jobs, 200 workers). 3.2% of Areines’ working residents had no journey to work at the census. The unemployment rate comes to 10.3%.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot4%
Bicycle3%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Areines, 0.8 per working resident
10.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,890
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
85.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 5.8 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Areines, 94.1% passed the bac, above Loir-et-Cher’s towns (92.8%) and close to compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 1.2 mi off.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Areines
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Areines is a commune of 572 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Territoires Vendômois. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
